Florida State University’s Kelvin Benjamin catches the game-winning touchdown from Jameis Winston with 13 seconds left in the BCS Championship Game, lifting them to a win over the Auburn Tigers.

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Richard Sherman has a few things to say about Michael Crabtree to Fox Sports' Erin Andrews following the NFC Championship Game.

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In one of the most hyped matchups in recent memory, the Seattle Seahawks end up surprising the world and blowing out Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII 43-8.

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The final Olympics snowflake ring wouldn't expand during the opening ceremony, leading to countless jokes and memes.

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TJ Oshie hits 4-of-6 shootout goals to propel the US men’s hockey team to a win over Russia.

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The Ray Rice debacle begins after a report of a domestic violence incident in Atlantic City, NJ is first reported. Things continue to spiral out of control after footage of the incident leaks out and the NFL botches their handling of the entire investigation, eventually leading to Rice being released by the Ravens and his indefinite suspension by the league.

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Michael Sam comes out as being gay months before the 2014 NFL Draft, making him the first openly gay player to enter the draft. He then becomes the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL when the St. Louis Rams selected him in the seventh round.

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In an unlikely matchup between two teams that were not expected to make a run to the championship game, UConn ends up defeating Kentucky 60-54.

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TMZ releases an audio recording of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist comments to Vivian Stiviano, paving the way for NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to ban him for life.

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West coast versus east coast. Los Angeles versus New York. While the Kings won the series 4-1, it took them three closely contested matches and five overtime periods to dispatch of the Rangers.

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LeBron James cramps up and sits out the final minutes of the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the 2014 NBA Finals. The Heat would go on to lose that game.

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Looking to solidify a dynasty, LeBron James and the Miami Heat were dominated by the San Antonio Spurs, losing the series in five games. Tim Duncan hoisted his fifth championship, cementing his status as the greatest power forward to ever play in the NBA (136,654 tweets per minute at the final buzzer of Game 5).

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John Brooks hits the game-winning goal for Team USA in the closing moments of the game.

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Uruguay's Luis Suarez bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder during the match, eventually leading to a four-month, nine-match suspension and a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs. While Uruguay beat Italy 1-0, Suarez was banned from playing in the rest of the tournament.

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Tim Howard blocks 15 goals, but the U.S. men's team still loses to Belgium 2-1 and is eliminated from the World Cup. Howard, however, becomes one of the most talked-about players of the tournament, with 1,845,345 million tweets mentioning him that day.

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Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer at Wimbledon in a five-set match, moving him back to the world No. 1 ranking after he captured his seventh Grand Slam title.

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Host nation Brazil is dominated by Germany 7-1.

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LeBron James announces his decision to leave the Miami Heat and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is indicted on charges of reckless endangerment for punishing one of his children by severely punishing him with a switch. Peterson is eventually placed on the exempt list, and while he has reached a plea deal, his playing status is currently being contested.

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Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston just can't seem to stay out of trouble. From shoplifting crab legs (156,000 tweets) to his “offensive and vulgar” comments (101,000 tweets), Winston has stayed in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. And the autograph scandal he’s currently embroiled in is certainly not helping his case with the 2015 NFL Draft looming.

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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has a walk-off single against the Baltimore Orioles in his final home game.

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Brandon Belt’s 18th-inning home run lifts the San Francisco Giants past the Washington Nationals in Game 2 of the NLDS, which was tied for the longest game in playoff history.

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Michael Morse ties Game 5 of the NLCS in the eighth inning with a home run (4,300 tweets per minute), and then Travis Ishikawa hits a three-run, walk-off homer to win the game (23,000 tweets per minute), sending the Giants to the World Series.

The Kansas City Royals were looking to break a long drought, making their first postseason appearance and return to the big stage since they won the World Series in 1985 29 years ago. However, the San Francisco Giants would go on to win their third World Series in five years in a back-and-forth seven-game series.

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"I deal with it all time," Wall said to Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg. "I had a bad game [Wednesday], I missed the game-winning three. Everybody say, 'Why you taking the game-winning shot? Why you get the play?' I'm cool with that. I have confidence and believe in my ability to do certain things.

"What I told [Griffin] is you can't judge people on what their opinion is. All you can do is focus on trying to get better. He said, 'Appreciate the words of encouragement. All I'm going to do is try to get better and bring the city back to my side.' And that's all you can do. As long as you know you're giving 110 percent effort on that field and between those lines, can't nobody criticize you."

Wall said that he first met Griffin on a recruiting trip to Baylor, when Wall was visiting as a senior in high school and Griffin was a freshman with the Bears.

"He just texted me the other day," Wall said. "The media asked me how do I feel about certain media people bashing him on Twitter and Instagram, and I say there's nothing you can do about that. It's part of the world we live in. Social media's [where] people let their frustrations and anger out there."